Larry lashed back at the bullying and his actions fueled rumors of a school-yard crush. Three years after the shooting, this past July, Brandon stood trial. There, his defense team would deliver a bombshell: Larry had been sexually harassing Brandon. So who was bullying whom?

The jury in the case ultimately couldn't reach agreement on a verdict. Five jurors believed that Brandon was guilty of murder while seven voted to convict him of voluntary manslaughter.

All did, however, agree on one thing -- that Brandon was not guilty of a hate crime.

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office said today that they would not retry Brandon on the hate crime charge.